Fear of me

V7.5

gentle, ambient ballad — soft piano or fingerstyle guitar, light strings or pads, maybe subtle percussion (brushes or soft cymbals) to let emotion breathe.

Deb Mackay

2025-10-054404:42

[Intro]
[Verse]
Each time I slip beneath the surface
A sudden tightness grips my chest
My heart feels bound, my throat holds silence
Tears wanting freedom, but suppressed
A glass wall traps my deepest longing
A scream that never dares escape
I tremble in the dark of memory
Caught between the past and present space
Pre-Chorus
If I let the cry out,
Would the floodgates ever close?
If I break this shell,
Do I risk all I’ve come to know?
Chorus
When fear isn’t of others, but of me
I’m learning how to let the tears be free
In the breaking, I might find myself
In the trembling, reclaim what’s held
When fear isn’t of others, but of me
I surrender to the ache, I let it breathe
Verse 2
I lean into the pulse beneath the ache
Ask inward why the protector shields
That voice whispers soft: “I’m small and frightened”
The body knows what mind conceals
Then someone names the inner child inside me
Her words unlock the dam I couldn’t see
Tears come unbidden, unrestrained
I welcome what’s been waiting to be free
Pre-Chorus
(variation)
Can I stay here in the raw?
Can I honor what’s inside?
If I stop resisting,
Will this fear become my guide?
Chorus
When fear isn’t of others, but of me
I’m learning how to let the tears be free
In the breaking, I might find myself
In the trembling, reclaim what’s held
When fear isn’t of others, but of me
I surrender to the ache, I let it breathe
Bridge
So I’ll sit with what I can’t fix
Breathe into the weight I can’t resist
Let awareness rise, not force
Let healing flow — a steady course
What I fear might be what I need
The darkness to reveal the seed
If I stay present, soft and kind
Maybe there’s a doorway I will find
Chorus
(final / variation)
When fear isn’t of others, but of me
I’m learning how to let the tears be free
In the breaking, I’m discovering
The love I feared was buried deep
When fear isn’t of others, but of me
I surrender to the ache, I let it breathe(soft / echoing)
Let the tears be free…
Let the tears be free…
In the space between fear and love…
I let the tears be free